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The book of the aquarium and water cabinet; or Practical instructions on the formation, stocking, and management, in all seasons, of collections of fresh water and marine life

by: Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890

Publication date: 1856

Topics: Aquariums, Aquarium plants

Publisher: London, Groombridge

Collection: biodiversity; NY_Botanical_Garden; americana

Contributor: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library

Language: English

Rights: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/permissions/

148 p. 17 cm

Addeddate: 2009-05-13 16:40:15

Call number: 1074847

Camera: Canon 5D

Duediligence: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/permissions

External-identifier: urn:oclc:record:1041635411

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Identifier-bib: 1074847

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Ocr_detected_lang: en

Ocr_detected_lang_conf: 1.0000

Full catalog record: MARCXML

This book is available with additional data at Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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Reviewer: Euphonie - - March 6, 2018
Subject: An interesting slice of aquarium history

Like the title says-- it's an interesting look at the early stages of home aquaria. Experience fishkeepers will get a kick out of the more, ah, outdated advice. Even if you aren't into home aquaria, you might get a kick out of the overly poetic descriptions of various critters. At one point he goes on about a rather pedestrian species of sea anenome for about four pages. Just don't try to follow his stocking suggestions-- it will end in absolute disaster.

Also-- the epub link for this appears to download the wrong document.

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